“Also, our body’s natural adrenaline levels, which help suppress coughs, decrease at night, making us more sensitive to that ...

A cough of over three weeks containing mucus should prompt you to pay a visit to your doctor. The NHS lists the following ...

As many Brits are falling ill with seasonal illnesses a doctor revealed how to tell what is causing your cough ...

Doctor Malathy Munisamy, from MAC Clinical Research, cautioned that a lingering cough might indicate a deeper health issue.

“When you’re unwell, your mucus can become thicker and stickier, but it’s still playing a vital role in trapping bacteria, ...

For instance, “with lung infections, lying down helps the cilia [little ‘hairs’ in our lungs] to more effectively move mucus out of the lungs, and the cough reflex is our body's attempt to ...

Dr Munisamy said if your cough is caused by a cold or flu it could be accompanied by yellow phlegm, as well as: Headaches Muscle aches Sneezing Increased temperature/fever. He advised ...

My 4 year old continually gets a mucus cough. She’s had this one since start of September. Everytime we go to the doctor ...

It can be hard to tell a cold and flu apart,” says Kisha Davis, MD, the director of the American Academy of Family Physicians ...

Dr Louise Herron, Consultant in Service Development and Screening at the PHA, said: “Lung cancer is more common in people ...

Young children are increasingly being infected with bacteria that can lead to the illness known as walking pneumonia. A ...

Suffering from a cold, respiratory infection or sinusitis can cause a buildup of mucus, to ease symptoms Dr Berg recommends ...